I brewed a JOAM based on the description posted by yooper a while back.
If was my first, and admittedly I was rushing. I didn't properly mix honey with warm water to the point where it was a complete syrup. It looked fine in the bottle but later separated out. I though maybe this was normal.
Fermentation did begin and I see a bubble ever now and then (20 seconds?), but not the foaming torrent I was told to expect. It's been 5 days, and I can see yeast rafts stuck to the honey layer, and some gas escaping but it's slow.
Thing is, this is my first 1 gallon batch (80 Fl Oz actually) so I'm wondering if the lack of fizz is simply due to less volume. Is that the case? If I did a 1 gallon of beer or whatever would I have similar results?
And is the honey separating out normal or a problem? I used raisins as nutrient but many are below the honey (most are not).
Help a Noob out. Thanks
If was my first, and admittedly I was rushing. I didn't properly mix honey with warm water to the point where it was a complete syrup. It looked fine in the bottle but later separated out. I though maybe this was normal.
Fermentation did begin and I see a bubble ever now and then (20 seconds?), but not the foaming torrent I was told to expect. It's been 5 days, and I can see yeast rafts stuck to the honey layer, and some gas escaping but it's slow.
Thing is, this is my first 1 gallon batch (80 Fl Oz actually) so I'm wondering if the lack of fizz is simply due to less volume. Is that the case? If I did a 1 gallon of beer or whatever would I have similar results?
And is the honey separating out normal or a problem? I used raisins as nutrient but many are below the honey (most are not).
Help a Noob out. Thanks
